2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in Assam in mid April 2021.[1]
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All 126 seats in the Legislature of Assam 64 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Constituency-wise map of Assam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
In the previous elections in 2016, the election brought a change of power as the Indian National Congress (INC), which had formed the government under Tarun Gogoi since 2001, lost its majority to the Bharatiya Janata Party led by Sarbananda Sonowal.
Parties and alliances
National Democratic Alliance
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested |
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| 1 | Bharatiya Janata Party |  |
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Sarbananda Sonowal | TBD |
| 2 | Asom Gana Parishad |  |
Atul Bora | TBD | ||
| 3 | United People's Party Liberal |  |
Urkhao Gwra Brahma | TBD | ||
| 4 | Gana Suraksha Party | Heera Saraniya | TBD |
United Progressive Alliance
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian National Congress |  |
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Ripun Bora | TBD | |
| 2 | All India United Democratic Front[2] |  |
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Maulana Badruddin Ajmal | TBD | |
| 3 | Communist Party of India |  |
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Munin Mahanta | TBD | |
| 4 | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) |  |
Rubul Sarma | TBD | ||
| 5 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  |
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TBD | ||
| 6 | Anchalik Gana Morcha[3] | Ajit Kumar Bhuyan | TBD |
Survey and Polls
| Date published | Polling Agency | Lead | ||||
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| NDA | UPA | AIUDF | Others | |||
| 18 January 2021 | ABPNews C-Voter[4] | 73-81 | 36-44 | 5-9 | 0-4 | 29 - 45 |
| 43% | 35% | 8% | 14% | 8% |
Note - ABP News C-Voter survey published on 18th January 2021 was conducted considering AIUDF and UPA will fight separately. However, UPA and AIUDF decided to not field candidates against each other and form a 'Grand Alliance'.[5]
Result
Result by party and alliance
| NDA | SEATS | UPA | SEATS | Others | SEATS | |||
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| BJP | TBD | INC | TBD | IND | TBD | |||
| AGP | TBD | AIUDF | TBD | BPF | TBD | |||
| UPPL | TBD | CPI(M) | TBD | |||||
| GSP | TBD | CPI | TBD | |||||
| CPI(M-L)L | TBD | |||||||
| AGM | TBD | |||||||
| Total | TBD | Total | TBD | Total | TBD | |||
| Change | TBD | Change | TBD | Change | TBD | |||
Result by constituency
Notes
References
- "Will Win 100 out of 126 Assembly seats in 2021 despite protests : Himanta Biswa Sarma". 26 December 2019.
- "AIUDF Says Yes to Congress-led 'Grand Alliance' in Assam". August 25, 2020.
- "Assam Congress to join hands with AIUDF, AGM, 3 Left parties for assembly polls". www.hindustantimes.com. 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- "ABP-CVoter Election 2021 Opinion Poll Live: People In Bengal Satisfied With Mamata, TMC To Regain Power". ABP Live. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- Nath, Hemanta Kumar (January 19, 2021). "Assam elections: Congress, AIUDF join hands with 4 other parties to form 'Grand Alliance'". India Today. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
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